Party Before The Priests Get Here
Fat King Momo, the Lord of Misrule
“The King’s cortege on Friday was a colorful show itself as the monarch traveled from the busy city center to the mayor’s neoclassical palace in a carriage, escorted by horsemen and three 1930′s automobiles full of people dressed as Comedia Dell’arte characters like Columbina and Pierrot. That was an homage to the 1933 Carnival when the figure of King Momo was introduced as a live person. Before that, revelers used an effigy of the plump monarch whose origins date back to pagan festivals in ancient Greece.” – Andrei Khalip, Reuters
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